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1 The maximum velocity attained by the mass of a simple harmonic oscillator is 10

cm/s, and the period of oscillation is 2 s. If the mass is released with an initial
displacement of 2 cm, find (a) the amplitude, (b) the initial velocity, (c) the maximum
acceleration, and (d) the phase angle.

2 Find the natural frequency of vibration of a spring-mass system arranged on an


inclined plane, as shown in Figure below.
3 Find the natural frequency of the pulley system shown in Figure by neglecting the
friction and the masses of the pulleys.
4 A rigid block of mass M is mounted on four elastic supports, as shown in Figure. A
mass m drops from a height l and adheres to the rigid block without rebounding. If
the spring constant of each elastic support is k, find the natural frequency of
vibration of the system (a) without the mass m, and (b) with the mass m. Also find
the resulting motion of the system in case (b).
5 A spring-mass system, resting on an inclined plane, is subjected to a harmonic
force as `shown in Figure. Find the response of the system by assuming zero initial
conditions.
6 Consider a spring-mass-damper system with K = 4000 N/m, m = 10 kg, and c = 40 N-
s/m. Find the steady-state and total responses of the system under the harmonic
force F(t)=200 cos (10t) N and the initial conditions 0.1 m (displacement) and 0
(velocity).
7 A spring-mass-damper system is subjected to a harmonic force. The amplitude is
found to be 20 mm at resonance and 10 mm at a frequency 0.75 times the resonant
frequency. Find the damping ratio of the system.

8 For the system shown in Figure, x and y denote, respectively, the absolute displacements
of the mass m and the end Q of the dashpot (a) Derive the equation of motion of the
mass m,(b) find the steady-state displacement of the mass m, and (c) find the force
transmitted to the support at P, when the end Q is subjected to the harmonic motion
y(t )  Y cos t .
9 For a vibrating system, m = 10 kg and k = 2500 N/m and c=45 N-s/m. A harmonic
force of amplitude 180 N and frequency 3.5 Hz acts on the mass. If the initial
displacement and velocity of the mass are 15 mm and 5 m/s, find the complete
solution representing the motion of the mass.

10 Derive the equations of motion of the system shown in Figure below.


11 Find the natural frequencies of the system shown in Figure, with m1  m , m2  2m ,
k1  k and k2  2k . Determine the response of the system when k=1000 N/m, m=20
kg, and the initial values of the displacements of the masses m1 and m 2 are 1 and -1
respectively.
12 Determine the natural modes of the system shown in Figure where K1= K2= K3= K.
13 The mass and stiffness matrices and the mode shapes of a two-degree-of-freedom
system are given by

If the first natural frequency is given by 1  1.7000 , determine the stiffness


coefficients K 12 and K 22 and the second natural frequency of vibration,  2 .

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